Instinct
by Iggy Pop

Instinct by Iggy Pop
Year: 1988
Release date: 1988-06-20
Overall rank: 20,618th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
64/100 (from 35 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (259th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,691st)
Award Best albums of all time (20,618th)

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Iggy Pop bestography

Instinct is ranked 10th best out of 36 albums by Iggy Pop on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Iggy Pop is Lust For Life which is ranked number 515 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,375.

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Instinct rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 20,618th | 1980s rank: 2,691st | 1988 rank: 259th

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Instinct ratings

Average Rating: 
64/100 (from 35 votes)
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12/12/2025 02:28 Olli  Ratings distribution  6,75563/100
 
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From 11/18/2015 19:38 | #153107
Cold metal remains one of my top 10 Iggy Song, really an awesome one. Unfortunately, the rest of the album isn't all that great... It feels pretty uninspired, straight rock.
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